Marcantonio Colonna (cardinal)

His Eminence Marcantonio Colonna
Vicar General of Rome
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Rome
See	Rome
Appointed	19 April 1762
Term ended	4 December 1793
Predecessor	Antonio Maria Erba-Odescalchi
Successor	Andrea Corsini
Other posts	Congregation for the Residence of Bishops (1762-93) Archpriest of Santa Maria Maggiore (1763-93) Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1784-93)
Previous posts	Prefect of the Apostolic Palace (1743-59) Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro (1759-62) Titular Archbishop of Corinthus (1762) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace (1762-84) Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1770-71) Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1784) Cardinal Protopriest (1784)
Orders
Ordination	1 February 1761
Consecration	25 April 1762 by Pope Clement XIII
Created cardinal	19 November 1759 by Pope Clement XIII
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (1759-62) Cardinal-Priest (1762-84) Cardinal-Bishop (1784-93)
Personal details
Born	Marcantonio Colonna 16 August 1724 Rome, Papal States
Died	4 December 1793 (aged 69) Rome, Papal States
Buried	Santi Apostoli
Parents	Fabrizio Colonna Caterina Zefirina Salviati

Marcantonio Colonna (16 August 1724 – 4 December 1793) was an Italian Catholic cardinal. Born in Rome on 16 August 1724, Colonna was made Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro by Pope Clement XIII on 19 November 1759. He was then ordained a deacon on 9 March 1760 and a priest on 1 February 1761. He was appointed Titular Archbishop of Corinthus and Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace by Pope Clement XIII on 19 April 1762. Soon thereafter, on 25 April, Colonna was ordained a bishop. Pope Clement XIII acted as his consecrator while Cardinal Gian Francesco Albani (grand-nephew of Pope Clement XI) and Cardinal Henry Benedict Stuart acted as co-consecrators.

In 1763, he was appointed Prefect of the Congregation for Residence of Bishops and in January of that year, he was appointed Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. On 25 June 1784, Colonna was made Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina by Pope Clement XIV and on 20 September 1784, he was appointed Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina. Colonna died on 4 December 1793.